|
|
Article: Fort Worth, Texas-Based Alcon Posts 58 Percent Rise in Fourth-Quarter Earnings.
- Article from:
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 12, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By Maria M. Perotin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 12--Brisk sales pushed Alcon's fourth-quarter earnings to $133.9 million, up almost 58 percent from a year earlier.
That amounted to 43 cents per share for the Fort Worth-based maker of eye-care products, which released its financial results after the stock market closed Wednesday. Sales climbed 13.7 percent to $851.7 million.
Much of the fourth-quarter growth came from sales of drugs, including Ciprodex Otic, which treats ear infections, and Travatan, a glaucoma treatment.
Alcon's U.S. sales rose 7.8 percent, while international sales ...